Born to Rewild

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Urban Scout has taken on a daunting task: to leave civilization behind without leaving his hometown of Portland, Oregon. His blog details how he is weaning himself from a monetary and food economy "destined to collapse." Most notable entries include “Apocalyptic Safe Sex,” “Elders vs. Rewilding," and “Vegans: Grain-fed Cattle!”


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sweet.

Thanks for the link!

 

Urban Scout

"Nasty, brutish and short."

www.urbanscout.org

Humor?

oh come on, eco.  don't be so dismissive.  I think the guy is for real, but recognizes that any attempt to criticize civilization, while simultaneously being a  beneficiary of it (as are all of us here in the western world), will carry with it a few contradictions.  he has fun with it.  I think it goes a little deeper than hipster irony.  hell, I would hasten to say that most of us here have our own beef with western civ, but perhaps a lot of us are a bit too humorless or pure to admit our contradictions.I'm glad that somebody is trying hard to make primitivism accessable and hip.  For too long these ideas have been confined to 'hippie' and 'crusty' ghettos.  Somebody has to clue the hipsters in.  Even if it means brewing PBR clones from foraged wild hops and grains, and giving your friends asymmetrical haircuts from sharpened rocks.Rock on, Scout.

thanks crystal

"Even if it means brewing PBR clones from foraged wild hops and grains, and giving your friends asymmetrical haircuts from sharpened rocks.Rock on, Scout."

That's a great line. It's nice to see that you "get" it. Thanks so much for posting that here. You wouldn't believe the number of fundamentalists who send me hateful e-mails on a daily basis! It's so refreshing to read your comment! Thanks again. ;-)

 

Urban Scout

"Nasty, brutish and short."

www.urbanscout.org

No problem, scout

I was peripherally involved in the late '90's anarchist scene here in the midwest, and grew really fucking tired of the all-pervasive self righetous, self aggrandizing attitudes that characterize so many 'anarchists'.  it was, to say the least, pretty disheartening.I read your blog, 'anarchy vs. rewilding', and it was a trip down memory lane, but not in a good way.  the jensen and zerzan pieces were especially relevatory.  it sucks that you are getting so much shit for the stufff that you are doing, but I hope that the postive feedback balances it out.  those who are quickest to toss around accusations of 'douchebaggery' are perhaps the biggest douchebags."Fuck'em all!"           -Dillenger 4 

Yaaaawn.

Zzzzz.. Zzzzz. Snuff snort! ...Zzzzzz... Zzzzzz....

 

Urban Scout

"Nasty, brutish and short."

www.urbanscout.org